Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mentor Gautam Gambhir congratulates Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) after the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the iconic Eden Gardens on Sunday highly praised. Gambhir said on his official X (formerly X) account that the Bengaluru-based team showed “extraordinary character” against KKR. “RCB showed exceptional character today,” Gambhir wrote. To sum up the match, RCB captain Faf Du Plessis won the toss and elected to field first. Phil Salt’s 48 runs off 14 balls, including seven fours and three sixes, provided the two-time champions with some extra runs in the powerplay.

The wickets kept falling from the other end, but captain Shreyas Iyer (50 off 36 balls, including seven fours and a six), Rinku Singh (24 off 16 balls, including two fours and a six), Andre Russell (27 off 20 balls with four boundaries) and Ramandeep Singh (24* off nine balls with two fours and two six balls) contribution was enough for them to reach 222/6 in 20 overs.

RCB showed great character today!

— Modi Ka Parivar (@GautamGambhir) April 21, 2024

Cameron Green (2/35) is the bowler for RCB. Yash Dayal also took two wickets but missed 56 runs. Mohammed Siraj and Lockie Ferguson took one wicket.

In the chase, RCB lost Virat Kohli (18) and Faf Du Plessis (7) early on. Will Jacks (55 off 32 balls, 4 boundaries and 5 sixes) and Rajat Patidar (52 off 23 balls, 3 fours and 5 sixes) A 102-run partnership helped RCB bounce back,

However, the spells of Andre Russell (3/25) and Sunil Narine (2/34) changed the game once again. Karn Sharma tried to turn the tables on RCB with 3 sixes in the final over, but the team lost by one run, finishing at 221 in 20 overs.

Russell was awarded the “Man of the Match” title with 27 wickets and 3 wickets.

With this win, KKR moved up to second place with 10 points with 5 wins and 2 losses. RCB is at the bottom of the table with 1 win and 7 losses, with only 2 points in total.